ABSTRACT
Modern photodetectors provide quantum efficiency, ηd, approaching
unity. However, for terrestrial applications, the only way to signifi-
cantly enhance the focal plane sensitivity without sacrificing reso-
lution is to increase the number of detectors used by the imaging
system. Presently, the number of detectors used in the imaging
systems is limited by the requirement to connect each detector to its
preamplifier. The charge transfer device, a semiconductor structure
where the discrete charge packets are removed, may eliminate these
shortcomings.
